The other side of the Prout deal, from the Barrie Examiner. Barrie coach and director of hockey operations Dale Hawerchuk calls former Spirit defenseman Alex Lepkowski "a younger version of Prout, you hope."

Recently departed defenseman Joe Underwood talks to the Belleville Intelligencer. Most notable quote came about the Prout deal: "The trade came as a shock. I talked to our management a couple of weeks before the deadline and they said I was safe."

The Windsor Star writes about the Taylor Carnevale to the Spitfires deal, and notes that Saginaw was "thought to be a leading candidate" to land Windsor stars Zack Kassian and Ryan Ellis, before Windsor switched directions and landed a player the Spirit had their eyes on.